Railway fare and transfer ticket.



PATENTED JAN.14, 1908. W. L. RIEMER. RAILWAY FARE AND TRANSFER TICKET.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.29. 1906.

E m E N O b No N ISSUED BY No.I

WALTER L. RIEMER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOHN SGHMEL.

. 'tached from the stub by'reason of the pernated UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ZEINGER AND ONE-THIRD TO RICHARD SCANLOX, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

RAILWAY FARE AND TRANSFER TICKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. RIEMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in a Railway Fare and Transfer Ticket, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in a fare and transfer ticket and the object is to provide a ticket which will operate as a tally on the fares collected and also at the same time serve as a voucher in the hands if the passengerfor the fare collected from With the foregoing object in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts i which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention.

A, represents a transfer ticket, B, a coupon attached thereto and adapted to be severed therefrom by reason of the perforationsl, the cou on is rovided with a number desigsimi ar to the one on the transfer ticket as designated by O, the transfers are padded and consecutively numbered and the total number contained in each pad is designated by the highest number of tickets therein contained on the stub D; designated by E, the transfer ticket is adapted to be deforations 2, the stubs being held together by any suitable means such as the staples 3; on the end of the transfer adjoining the stub i is rinted a number of squares F within which is printedthe numerals G, the lettering N. E. S. W. on the transfer, designates the direction of the continuation of the 'ourney by the passenger in the manner to e hereinafter described; January, F ebruary, March, etc., indicate the months, and the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., indicate the dates of the month of issue in the same manner which i will also be hereinafter described the spaces designated H are for the purpose of having printed therein the names of the several points or junctions at which the transfer is to be issued; A. M. and P. M. are for the purpose of designating the part of the day upon which the transfer is issued; 1, on the stub B, indi cates the number designatin the conductor issuing the transfer or collecting the fare.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

My device is operative as follows; and is attached thereto, showing that his fare has been paid and entitling him to continue his journey, the conductor before issuing the transfer, first, punches the name of the month and the numeral or numerals within the square J, which when punched indicates the day and month issued, secondly, he punches the square indicated A. M. or-P. M., indicating the part of the day on which the transfer is issued thirdly, he punches a number within the perpendicular column G of numbers adjoining the stub, also within one of the squares G to the rightin linewith the number punched in the per endicular column which indicates the hourl issue; fourthly, one of the letters within the square K, is thenpunched indicating the direction in which the passenger desires to continue on his journey or the direction in which the intersecting line on which he is to travel is going; fifthlv, the name of the junction or intersecting line as designated by H is punched.

Many devices along the lines enumerated have been invented and .with the state of the art in view, I will state the specific purpose of my device, which is that it operates as a check on the cash fares collected by the conductor and at'the same time affords the passenger a protection by placing in his hands a receipt for the fare paid by him.

A passenger boarding a car upon the payment of his fare and not desiring a transfer ticket is given the coupon receipt B and the conductor simply punches the number indicated by I, which designates the conductor issuing the coupon, this being done for the sole purpose of cancellation. The conductor when starting upon his trip, is given a pad of the combination tickets'which are consecutively numbered on the stub, the coupons also having printed thereon a number designating the conductor receiving them and he is charged with the number issued to him, and upon the termination of his days work he has to render an accounting by wa fof time of remains attached thereto, and the transfer is not to be accepted if the coupon becomes detached, and'in making the accounting the coupons only which have not' become detached are to be credited.

It will be seen that I have provided a de vice rendering the cash fare register no longer a necessity, and at the same time giving the passenger a protection not afforded:

by that system.

Slight changes mightbe resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention, and hence I do not. desire to limit myself to the exact construction as herein set forth; but

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A series of tickets each divided by lines of perforation into three parts, binding means through the parts at one end of the several tickets, the central part of each ticket containing the complete printed matter of an ordinary transfer, including a calendar, a time indicator, and a list of transfer junctions, and the other end part of each ticket being a sin le undivided coupon bearing matter indicating payment of a single fare.

2. A series of tlckets, each divided by lines of perforations into three parts, binding means through the parts at one end of the several tickets, the central part of each ticket containing the usual printed matter for a transfer andthe other end portion provided with the words One fare printed thereon and adapted to be detached upon the collecting of the said ticket or transfer and delivered to the passenger, substantially as described and for the purpose as set forth.

3. A series of tickets each divided by' lines of perforations into three parts,- binding means through the parts at one end of the several; tIEKets -the central part of each ticket containing the usual printed matter for a transfer, and" the other end parts having the words One fare printed thereon together with a number corresponding with a like number remaining on the canceled ticket.

4. A series of tickets each divided by of perforations into three parts, blnding means through the parts at one end of the several tickets, the central part of each ticket containing the usual printed matter for a transfer and 'the o posite end portion havin printed thereon t e Words One fare am adapted to be detached upon the delivery of the transfer and retained by the passenger, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

5. A series of tickets, each divided by lines ofperforations into three parts, binding means through the parts at one end of the several tickets, the central part of each ticket containing the usual printed matter for a transfer, the other end parts each bearing matter'indicating that they are good for a lines fare substantially as described and for the purpose as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. WALTER L. RIEMER. Witnesses: j

E. WALTON BREWINGTON, ,MARY M. MAGRAW'. 

